'Another world': Will video games kill the movie business?

12:16 PM,
Dec. 5, 2013

Portal Lounge owner Joey Campanile plays "Call of Duty Ghosts" on a new Playstation 4 at the video game lounge in Toms River, N.J. Says Campanile: ?It?s an escape; it?s what they call ?second life.? It gives you something to take your mind off of things; another world, so to speak.?

Written by

Anthony Panissidi
Asbury Park Press

During the past five years, the profitability and popularity of the gaming industry soared, while those of the box office stalled. If those trends continue, then the song "Video Killed the Radio Star," the 1979 hit by The Buggles that heralded the start of the MTV generation, could prompt an unexpected sequel.

The gaming industry has not only left the box office in the dust by billions of dollars, but it has also established a firm foothold within younger generations, who industry watchers say largely prefer the interactive virtual ...